Bombshell! Sporting key man won't be at the pre-season launch | OneFootball

It is the latest bombshell news in Alvalade. Morten Hjulmand will not report on Sporting’s first day of pre-season, according to Bruno Andrade, a CNN Portugal journalist. The link between the two parties is increasingly close to coming to an end.

According to the same source, Georgios Vagiannidis and Giorgi Kochorashvili will also be absent on the lions’ first day back at work. The three players were with their respective national teams in June (although the Danish international was released due to injury).

It is worth remembering that the 27-year-old midfielder has already reached a preliminary verbal agreement with Atlético Madrid, with the Colchonero club preparing to move forward with the deal in the coming weeks. The contract will be valid until June 2031.

Sporting remain intent on receiving at least €40 million from Hjulmand’s sale. That amount is seen as essential to balance the investment already made in strengthening the midfield, an area that has received several new faces in this transfer window.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Morten Hjulmand – valued at €45 million – featured in 45 matches: 27 in the Liga Portugal Betclic, 10 in the Champions League, six in the Portuguese Cup, one in the League Cup and another in the Super Cup. In the 4,033 minutes he spent on the pitch, the lions’ captain scored three goals and provided six assists.

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